One Pan Italian Chicken

This One Pan Italian Chicken dish is one of those quick and easy chicken recipes you can pull together any night of the week.  It’s one of my favorite Dutch oven chicken recipes that features  classic Italian ingredients like tomatoes, olives, capers, mushrooms, parsley, a little vino and some Parmesan cheese.  

I love to make easy Dutch oven chicken recipes like this.  It’s an easy Italian chicken dish bursting with bright, hearty Italian flavors that  you can  make any night of the week

This is one of my family’s favorite Italian chicken recipes!  Chicken thighs are simmered in an amazing hot stewy mess of tomatoes, broth and wine, mushrooms and kalamata olives.

Italian Chicken Recipe

• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Chicken breasts or thighs
• Garlic
• Fresh mushrooms
• Shallots
• Cooking sherry (optional)
• Chicken broth
• Kalamata olives
• Capers, drained
• Unsalted butter
• Plum tomatoes
• Heirloom cherry tomatoes
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• Chopped fresh Italian parsley for garnish
• Parmesan cheese

How to Make Italian Chicken 

This One Pan Italian Chicken is quick, easy to make.  It’s ready to serve in about 40 minutes (prep time included) and turns out perfect every time.   It will become one of your favorite chicken recipes that you’ll make over and over again.

1. Brown chicken. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, approximately 5-6 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
2. Add mushrooms and garlic.  Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and garlic and saute until they are soft, approximately 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
3. Pour in broth and tomatoes.  Pour the broth in and simmer, then add the shallots, capers, olives and plum tomatoes.
4. Swirl in butter. Stir in remaining butter.
5. Return chicken to pan. Add the chicken to the pan and simmer on low for 5 – 7 minutes.
6. Garnish with tomatoes. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook just long enough until the tomatoes are warm. Do not overcook the cherry tomatoes.

More Quick and Easy Chicken Recipes You’ll Love 

• Lemon Chicken Piccata
• White Bean Chicken Chili
• Italian Chicken Skillet
• Baked Chicken Fajita Quesadillas
• Mexican Style Shredded Chicken
• Mexican Avocado Chicken Burgers

Best Dutch Oven Chicken Recipes 

• Caldo de Pollo
• French Chicken Stew
• Chicken Continental
• Chicken Burrito Bowl with Quinoa

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Yield: 4 servings

One Pan Italian Chicken

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

This One Pan Italian Chicken dish is one of those quick and easy chicken recipes you can pull together any night of the week.  It features  classic Italian ingredients like tomatoes, olives, capers, mushrooms, parsley, a little vino and some Parmesan cheese.  

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 chicken breasts or thighs
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 3-4 tablespoons shallots, minced
• 3 tablespoons cooking sherry (optional)
• 1 14 oz can chicken broth
• 3/4 cup Kalamata olives
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 cup cherry heirloom tomatoes, cut in half
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• Chopped fresh Italian parsley for garnish
• 3-4 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions

1. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until golden brown, approximately 6-8 minutes on each side. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter in the same skillet over medium heat.
3. Add the mushrooms and garlic and saute until they are soft, approximately 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
4. Pour the broth in and simmer, then add the shallots, capers, olives and plum tomatoes.
5. Stir in remaining butter.
6. Add the chicken to the pan and simmer on low for 8-10 minutes.
7. Add the cherry tomatoes and cook just long enough until the tomatoes are warm. Do not overcook the cherry tomatoes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 663Total Fat: 42gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 181mgSodium: 1061mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 6gSugar: 11gProtein: 52g

theharvestkitchen.com attempts to provide accurate information, however, this nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. The nutritional information provided comes from online sources and calculations.